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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,NA?AN ,HASKELL ,DOLE 

,TEXT 3 

,ONE ,EA/] A PEASANT W5T TO SEE :E!R ! FRO/  
WAS \T ( ! GR\ND4  

,HE W5T TO HIS VEGETABLE G>D5 & POK$ 9TO !  
GR\ND ) A /AKE4 ,! SOIL WAS S(T4  

,! PEASANT W5T 9TO ! =E/4 ,9 ! WOODS !  
CATK9S ON A Y\NG WILL[ W]E ALREADY BEG9N+ TO  
SWELL4 ,& ! PEASANT SAID TO HIMSELF 3  

0 ,LET ME PLANT Y\NG WILL[S >\ND MY G>D5 2 !Y  
WILL GR[ & MAKE A H$GE40  

,HE TOOK HIS AX1 CUT D[N A DOZ5 Y\NG SPR\TS1  
TRIMM$ D[N ! BUTTS 9TO PO9TS1 & PLANT$ !M  
9 ! GR\ND4  

,ALL ! WILL[ /ICKS PUT =? SPR\TS & GRE5  
FOLIAGE ABOVE 2 & BEL[1 UND]GR\ND1 !Y S5T \T  
SIMIL> SPR\TS 9 PLACE ( ROOTS1 & SOME ( !M TOOK  
HOLD ( ! E>? & /R5G!N$ !MSELVES 2 BUT  
O!RS DID NOT TAKE HOLD ( ! E>? ) !IR ROOTS1  
& !SE DI$ & TOPPL$ OV]4  

,:5 AUTUMN CAME1 ! PEASANT WAS DELI<T$ )  
HIS WILL[S 2 SIX ( !M HAD TAK5 ROOT4 ,! NEXT  
SPR+ SOME %EEP GIRDL$ F\R ( !M1 & ?US ONLY  
TWO W]E LEFT4  

,! FOLL[+ SPR+1 %EEP GIRDL$ !SE ALSO4 ,ONE  
DI$ AWAY 5TIRELY1 BUT ! O!R TOOK NEW LEASE ( LIFE1  
S5T D[N DEEP] ROOTS1 & BECAME A TREE4 ,EV]Y SPR+  
! BEES HUMM$ ON 9 ! BRAN*ES4 ,(T5TIMES !Y  
W\LD SW>M !RE1 & ! PEASANTS W\LD GA!R !M  
9TO HIVES4  

,PEASANTS & !IR WIVES (T5 CAME TO LUN* & NAP UND] ! TREE1 & !IR *ILDR5 CLIMB$ UP ITS TRUNK  
& BROKE (F ITS TWIGS4  

4 ,! PEASANT ! ONE :O HAD SET \T ! SLIP HAD  
DI$ LONG AGO1 & /ILL ! WILL[ GREW4  

,HIS ELDE/ SON TWICE TRIMM$ (F ITS BRAN*ES & US$  
!M = FUEL4  

,& /ILL ! WILL[ GREW4 ,!Y CUT ! BRAN*ES ALL  
R\ND & MADE A CONE ( IT1 & :5 SPR+ CAME1 IT  
/ILL AGA9 PUT =? NEW BRAN*ES1 ?\< !Y W]E  
SMALL1 BUT TWICE AS MANY AS BE=E1 LIKE ! MANE ( A  
COLT4  

,& ! ELDE/ SON CEAS$ TO BE MA/] ( ! H\SE1  
& ! VILLAGE WAS REMOV$ TO ANO!R PLACE1 BUT /ILL  
! WILL[ GREW 9 ! B>E FIELD4  

,O!R PEASANTS CAME & CUT IT D[N1 & /ILL IT GREW4  
,! LI<TN+ /RUCK ! TREE 2 IT S5T \T FRE% BRAN*ES  
FROM ! SIDES1 & /ILL IT GREW & BLOOM$4  

,ONE PEASANT WANT$ TO CUT IT D[N TO A BLOCK1 &  
ACTUALLY FELL$ IT 2 BUT IT WAS BADLY ROTT$4 ,! TREE FELL  
OV] & HELD ONLY BY ONE SIDE1 BUT /ILL IT KEPT GR[+1  
& EV]Y YE> ! BEES FLEW TO IT TO GA!R POLL5 FROM  
ITS FL[]S4  

,ONCE1 E>LY 9 ! SPR+1 ! *ILDR5 GA!R$ TO-  
GE!R TO T5D ! HORSES UND] ! TREE4  

,!Y ?\<T ?AT IT WAS RA!R COLD1 & !Y BEGAN  
TO MAKE A FIRE1 & !Y COLLECT$ /UBBLE1 MUGWORT1 &  
TWIGS4 ,ONE BOY CLIMB$ ! WILL[ & BROKE (F  
BRAN*ES4 ,!Y PIL$ ALL !IR T9D] 9 ! HOLL[ (  
! WILL[ & SET IT ON FIRE4  

,! WILL[ BEGAN TO HISS 2 ! SAP 9 ITS WOOD BOIL$1  
! SMOKE P\R$ =?1 & !N IT BEGAN TO BLAZE 2 ALL  
! 9SIDE TURN$ BLACK4 ,! Y\NG SPR\TS CRUMPL$  
UP 2 ! BLOSSOMS WILT$4  

,! *ILDR5 DROVE !IR HORSES HOME4 ,! BURN$  
WILL[ REMA9$ ALONE 9 ! FIELD4 ,A BLACK CR[ FLEW  
UP TO IT1 P]*$ ON IT1 & CRI$ 3  

0 ,SO ! OLD POK] IS DEAD 2 IT WAS TIME LONG AGO 6 0  

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